Medicine

Antimicrobial influence of nanoemulsified lemon essential oil and pure lemon essential oil on food-borne pathogens and fish spoilage bacteria.
Yazgan H, Ozogul Y, Kuley E.
Int J Food Microbiol. 2019 Jul 10;306:108266. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.108266.

Effect of Inhaled Lemon Essential Oil on Cognitive Test Anxiety Among Nursing Students.
Johnson CE.
Holist Nurs Pract. 2019 Mar/Apr;33(2):95-100. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000315.

Citrus lemon essential oil: chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities with its preservative effect against Listeria monocytogenes inoculated in minced beef meat.
Ben Hsouna A, Ben Halima N, Smaoui S, Hamdi N.
Lipids Health Dis. 2017 Aug 3;16(1):146. doi: 10.1186/s12944-017-0487-5

Chemicals and lemon essential oil effect on Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris viability.
Maldonado MC, Aban MP, Navarro AR.
Braz J Microbiol. 2014 Mar 10;44(4):1133-

Effect of lemon essential oil on caries factors of Streptococcus sobrinus.
Shi YF, Zhang XY, Han H, Chen SL, Cheng WX.
Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2012 Dec;47(12):739-42. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2012.12.011.

Components of lemon essential oil attenuate dementia induced by scopolamine.
Zhou W, Fukumoto S, Yokogoshi H.
Nutr Neurosci. 2009 Apr;12(2):57-64. doi: 10.1179/147683009X388832

Properties and antioxidant activity of fish skin gelatin film incorporated with citrus essential oils.
Tongnuanchan P, Benjakul S, Prodpran T.
Food Chem. 2012 Oct 1;134(3):1571-9. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.03.094.

Lemon essential oil is obtained from various species of lemons and is a source of Vitamin C, phenols, flavonoids.

It is used in the food, cosmetics and medical industries.

Medicine

It has an antioxidant, antibacterial and antimicrobial activity (1).

In particular, a monoterpene found in the essential oil of lemon and other citrus fruits, beta-mircene has demonstrated an inhibiting effect on gastric and duodenal ulcers (2).

The antifungal activity has also been widely demonstrated (3).

Food industry

Among other applications, it is used to increase the shelf life of persimmons (4).

Lemon essential oil studies

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(1) Seasonal variations of antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of essential oils extracted from three Citrus limon L. Burm. cultivars.
Settanni L, Randazzo W, Palazzolo E, Moschetti M, Aleo A, Guarrasi V, Mammina C, San Biagio PL, Marra FP, Moschetti G, Germanà MA.  -  Nat Prod Res. 2014

(2) The effect of a minor constituent of essential oil from Citrus aurantium: the role of β-myrcene in preventing peptic ulcer disease.
Bonamin F, Moraes TM, Dos Santos RC, Kushima H, Faria FM, Silva MA, Junior IV, Nogueira L, Bauab TM, Souza Brito AR, da Rocha LR, Hiruma-Lima CA.
Chem Biol Interact. 2014 Apr

(3) The influence of chemical composition of commercial lemon essential oils on the growth of Candida strains.
Białoń M, Krzyśko-Łupicka T, Koszałkowska M, Wieczorek PP.
Mycopathologia. 2014 Feb

(4) Washing of cut persimmon with thyme or lemon essential oils.
Almela C, Castelló ML, Tarrazó J, Ortolá MD.
Food Sci Technol Int. 2014 Dec